<P>In <I>ACTING: Make It Your Business,</I> <I>Second Edition</I>,<B><I> </B></I>award-winning casting director Paul Russell puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium-stage, film, television, or the Internet-directly into the hands of the actor.</P>
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<P>This blunt and practical guide offers a wealth of advice on auditioning, marketing, and networking, combining traditional techniques with those best suited for the digital age. Well-known actors and powerful agents and managers make cameos throughout, offering newcomers and working professionals alike a clear-eyed, uncensored perspective on survival and advancement within the entertainment industry. This second edition has been updated and expanded to include the following:</P>
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<LI>More stars of screen and stage sharing acting career strategies</LI>
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<LI>Digital audition techniques for screen and stage, including how best to self-tape</LI>
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<LI>New tools to master modern marketing, both digital and traditional with innovation</LI>
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<LI>Expanded actor resource listings</LI>
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<LI>Additional bicoastal talent agents and managers spilling secrets for obtaining representation, and tips for successful actor-to-representation partnerships</LI>
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<LI>New insights on audition techniques</LI>
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<P>An excellent resource for career actors, beginning and amateur actors, as well as students in Acting I and II, Auditions, and Business of Acting courses, <I>ACTING: Make It Your Business </I>provides readers with invaluable tools to build a successful, long-lasting acting career.</P>